Should Photo Retouching Be Legally Regulated?

How this could ever be policed and followed is beyond me. But here is a link to the web artical that talks about what they want to do. Here is what they said.

“In what’s poised to be the biggest uproar yet over the ongoing issue of Photoshopping in mass media, members of the British Parliament are calling for a ban on digitally altering ads aimed at children under 16, and disclosure of these modifications in ads aimed at adults, reports Jezebel.“

Take a look here.

River Walk - Photo Walk

Well Friday we had the River Walk - Photo Walk. It looked like the weather was not going to be what we would of liked it to be, but some one was looking out for us. The sky was incredible and the evening was great. Here are a few of my shots from the walk. I hope to see you next time. You can view the Flickr group images here.

Aged Type Effect in Photoshop (w/Ps Action)

I have talked about Actions in Photoshop before, but here is a action to create type that has that aged look to it. I have run into a need for this effect over the years, and I have created it. This action is a great way to make creating this feel, much faster and easier. Take a look and see how you can create a custom action.

The Font War: Ikea Fans Fume over Verdana

Ok, I love typography and am passionate about it, but these people are crazy. Ikea is one of those cool stores that we have items from, and lots of people enjoy the very interesting look and feel of the Swedish Furniture maker.

The company thought that they would change one of their corporate fonts from Futura to Verdana. This is not seating well with a lot of customers. Read the full stories here.

Time Magazine
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1919127,00.html

Business Week
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2009/08/ikea_changes_fo.html

Geek Sugar
http://www.geeksugar.com/4530221

Binghamton River Walk -Photo Walk

On Friday September 18 there will be a Binghamton River Walk - Photo Walk. Jim Danvers and I will be leading a walk starting on the Downtown River Walk that will take us along the river walk and into downtown. John Gal who is my co-hort in crime during the day, set this up and does a lot to promote the river trail. This should be a great time, no matter what type of photographer you might be. Weather you have a simple point and shoot film or digital camera, or you have a nice SLR digital, you are very welcome to join us. I will post more details very soon.

Hope to see you there!

Night Photography Tips

This site "Digital Photography School" Has some very nice ideas on taking photos at night to get that great feel or that exciting night life image. They share some tips on how capture light, reflections and mood. I hope you find this site as educational as I did.